Sharon McMurtry
Sharon F. McMurtry (formerly Remer; born October 31, 1960) is an American retired soccer player and was a member of the United States women's national soccer team from 1985 to 1986. She was the first recipient of the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year award in 1985.[3][2][4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sharon F. McMurtry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | October 31, 1960[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inglemoor Vikings | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tacoma Cozars | |||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | United States | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McMurtry was raised in Bothell, Washington,[6] and attended Inglemoor High School, where she played volleyball and basketball, in addition to soccer on the boys' team. She was also a member of the Tacoma Cozars club team.[2] At Seattle University, she played basketball for the Redhawks, not soccer. After one year of college, she dropped out to pursue a short-lived semi-professional basketball career in the Netherlands. She later played and coached in Australia.[3]
In 2016, McMurtry was included in the Top 50 Women Players ranking by Washington Youth Soccer.[6]
References
- "U.S. Public Records Index, 1950–1993". Vol. 2. 2010 – via Ancestry.com.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - "U.S. WNT Flashback – 20th Anniversary of First-Ever Match: Sharon McMurtry". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- Pentz, Matt (August 30, 2016). "Why U.S. women's soccer pioneer Sharon McMurtry matters to this generation of players". Seattle Times. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- "U.S. Soccer: The 17 women who blazed an amazing trail". Soccer America. November 1, 2000. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- McDonald, Frank (July 6, 2015). "When the U.S. Women's National Team was made in Washington". Society for American Soccer History. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- Pentz, Matt (July 20, 2016). "Michelle Akers, Hope Solo headline Washington Youth Soccer's 50th anniversary team". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
Further reading
- Grainey, Timothy (2012), Beyond Bend It Like Beckham: The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer, University of Nebraska Press, ISBN 0803240368
- Lisi, Clemente A. (2010), The U.S. Women's Soccer Team: An American Success Story, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0810874164
- Nash, Tim (2016), It's Not the Glory: The Remarkable First Thirty Years of US Women's Soccer', Lulu Press, ISBN 1483451526